IDAHO (PT)

Ask This Old House"Financing Solar Panels; Framing Walls for Basement-Remodeling"
Alternative energy expert Ross Trethewey travels to San Francisco to learn about a new way to finance solar photovoltaic panels and then sees them installed. Afterward, general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner frame the walls for a basement remodeling project. D

3:30 pm

Growing a Greener World"Urban Gardening (Detroit, MI)"
As cities across America fend off the impact of economic blight, many are finding that gardens are providing one of the fastest roads to recovery. They're providing an emotional boost to citizens, food for the hungry and instant beauty to areas while lifting spirits and enthusiasm for a better tomorrow. Detroit is a landmark city making huge strides through its gardens and programs built around them. D

4:00 pm

Moyers & Company"Challenging Power, Changing Politics"
The conventions are over -- now it's time for some thinking outside the box. This week on Moyers & Company (check local listings), Bill talks with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who's been an independent in Congress for 21 years -- longer than anyone in American history. In 2010, Sanders made national news when he delivered an eight-and-a-half-hour speech attacking the agreement President Bill also talks to Green Party candidates Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala about what they've learned about American politics. D

5:00 pm

William and Mary
William is hired by a gang of bikers to give one of their members a massive send off. They want to do a final bike ride with the deceased's body attached to his bike, wearing his leathers and helmet.G

6:00 pm

NOVA"Emergency Mine Rescue"
In 2010 when 33 miners were trapped under nearly a half-mile of solid rock in a collapsed mine in Chile, NOVA cameras documented the 69-day ordeal. A global team of engineers work around the clock to rescue the trapped miners. Animations and interviews reveal the feats of engineering that successfully bring the miners safely to the surface.G

7:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Designing Idaho"
Architecture tells us who we are, where we came from, and what we value. Our buildings tell us that like nothing else can. This hour long program explores Idaho's architectural heritage, its history and its place in the sun. We travel the length and breadth of the state, exploring some of Idaho's oldest and grandest buildings -- like the Cataldo Mission and the Paris Tabernacle -- as well as some of Sun Valley's finest residences. We also visit Wallace, Chesterfield, and Boise. There's even a wonderful Sandpoint tree house and a southern Idaho straw bale mud house that are remarkably eloquent.G

8:00 pm

Broadway Or Bust"The Casting Call"
From 50,000 responses to casting calls for regional contests across the United States, to 60 high school students arriving in New York City for a week of Broadway boot camp, this documentary captures the performances, drama and intensity of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards. On day one in New York, they meet their colleagues, learn a new opening number, get one-on-one coaching from Broadway professionals, and prepare for their solos for the judges. Part 1 of 3G

9:00 pm

Masterpiece Mystery!"Wallander, Series III - An Event In Autumn"
A pregnant woman leaps to her death from the side of a ferry. Or was she pushed? The routine case barely disturbs Wallander's newly blissful life with Vanja (Saskia Reeves, "Page Eight"). But the happy couple discovers the decade-old corpse of a murdered woman on their property. D

10:30 pm

New Tricks
The team discovers that the valuable diamond found in a flat rented by a man who died in 1982 is part of a safe deposit box heist. Standing and Pullman pose as a glamorous couple about to be married in an effort to smoke out their suspects.G

11:30 pm

Equitrekking Adventures"Botswana: Tuli, Makgadikgadi and Maun"
Host Darley Newman explores local villages, ancient cultures and wildlife on safari. He stays in eco-friendly safari camps and rides horses to view the zebra and wildebeest herds that dot the wild savannahs.G